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"Down Home"
"Down Home"
Single by Alabama
from the album Pass It On Down
B-side	"Goodbye (Kelly's Song)"
Released	February 4, 1991
Recorded	January 1990
Genre	Country
Length	3:29
Label	RCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Rick Bowles; Josh Leo
Producer(s)	Josh Leo; Larry Michael Lee; Alabama
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"Down Home" is a song written by Rick Bowles and Josh Leo, and recorded by American country music band Alabama. It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album Pass It On Down. The song hit number one on the Hot Country Singles chart in April 1991.^[2]

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The song is about the narrator telling the story of his childhood growing up in a rural area or a small town ("Just off of the beaten path/A little dot on a state road map/That's where I was born and where I'll die"). The song continues by paying homage to the generally tighter knit social integrity of such rural developments ("Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family/Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake/Are all you need").

Chart positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[3]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[4]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)^[5]	16
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[6]	8

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "allmusic ((( Pass It on Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1508." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
^ "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

External links

"Down Home" at AllMusic

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[whitburn-1] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[allmusic-2] "allmusic ((( Pass It on Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

[sc_Canadacountry_-3] "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1508." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 4, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[sc_Billboardcountrysongs_Alabama-4] "Alabama Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.

[5] "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

[6] "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

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+| B-side     = "Goodbye (Kelly's Song)"<ref name="whitburn">{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc|date=2008|page=19|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}</ref>
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+| label      = [[RCA Records Nashville|RCA Nashville]]
-|This single = "'''Down Home''''"<br />(1991)
+| writer     = Rick Bowles<br>[[Josh Leo]]
-|Next single = "[[Here We Are (Alabama song)|Here We Are]]"<br />(1991)
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-"'''Down Home'''" is the title of a song written by Rick Bowles and [[Josh Leo]], and recorded by American country music band [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]].  It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album ''[[Pass It On Down (Alabama album)|Pass It On Down]]''.  The song hit number one on the [[Hot Country Singles]] chart in April 1991.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r85328|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Pass It on Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref>
+"'''Down Home'''" is a song written by Rick Bowles and [[Josh Leo]], and recorded by American [[country music]] band [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]].  It was released in February 1991 as the fourth single from their album ''[[Pass It On Down (Alabama album)|Pass It On Down]]''.  The song hit number one on the [[Hot Country Singles]] chart in April 1991.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r85328|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic ((( Pass It on Down > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref>
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-"Down Home" is about the narrator telling the story of his childhood growing up in a rural area or a small town (''"Just off of the beaten path/A little dot on a state road map/That's where I was born and where I'll die"''). The song continues by paying homage to the generally tighter knit social integrity of such rural developments (''"Down home, where they know you by name and treat you like family/Down home, a man's good word and a hand shake/Are all you need"'').
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v t e Alabama 1990–2011 singles
Pass It On Down	"Pass It On Down" "Jukebox in My Mind" "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" "Down Home" "Here We Are"
Greatest Hits Vol. II	"Then Again" "Born Country"
American Pride	"Take a Little Trip" "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" "Once Upon a Lifetime" "Hometown Honeymoon"
Cheap Seats	"Reckless" "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." "The Cheap Seats"
Greatest Hits Vol. III	"We Can't Love Like This Anymore" "Give Me One More Shot"
In Pictures	"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" "In Pictures" "It Works" "The Maker Said Take Her"
Dancin' on the Boulevard	"Sad Lookin' Moon" "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" "Of Course I'm Alright" "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"
For the Record	"How Do You Fall in Love" "Keepin' Up"
Twentieth Century	"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" "Small Stuff"
When It All Goes South	"When It All Goes South"
Other singles	"Sweet Home Alabama" "Angels Among Us" "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" "Old Alabama"